Wilhelm von Efferen (knight)

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Wilhelm von Efferen (* 16th century in Stolberg (Rhld.) ; † 17th century) was a Teutonic Knight .

Life

He was born to Hieronymus von Efferen and Anna von Nesselrode . He had four siblings. Together with his brother Johann he was given the glory of Stolberg and the Stolberg Castle as a fief .

Wilhelm went to Livonia as a Teutonic Knight . He was very wealthy and acquired numerous estates, including the Nerff estate: Wilhelm became a Kurland Privy Councilor and burgrave of Riga , where he also died.

Wilhelm confirmed to his brother Johann that he should take responsibility for the fiefdom, since the distance left no other option. He is named by name in numerous legal disputes with the Reich Abbey of Kornelimünster . When Johann died, Wilhelm had to take over the fiefdom. However, due to the spatial separation, administration was not possible and he transferred the fiefdom to the children of his deceased cousin Adam. He had two sons from a marriage with Odilia von Harff , Wilhelm Adolf († 1622) and Johann Dietrich von Efferen . However, the two children were still minors, so they could not take over the fiefdom. Wilhelm asked the Duke of Jülich to transfer the fief, but he only agreed if a guardian was found. His cousin, the Worms prince-bishop Wilhelm von Efferen , offered himself. On April 26, 1608, Emperor Rudolf II gave his consent. But here too, the spatial separation between Worms and Stolberg was problematic.

Guardianship representatives were required. Gotthard von Harff zu Harff, Kaspar Zweibel zu Wahn and Johann Pütz were given the task. On September 16, 1608, the Duke of Jülich agreed to transfer the fiefdom of Stolberg and Stolberg Castle to Prince-Bishop Wilhelm von Efferen as the procurator of his nephews, whereby the feudal contracts were signed by the guardianship representatives. Odilia von Harff, the mother of the sons, was appointed as the administrator. In the first marriage Wilhelm von Efferen was married to Agnes von Schwarzenberg, in the second to Elisabeth von Lüdinghausen called Wolf.

literature

  • Georg Bärsch (Hrsg.): Johann Friedrich Schannat Eiflia Illustrata or geographical and historical description of the Eifel. 2nd volume, 1st division. J. A. Mayer, Aachen / Leipzig 1829, p. 88.
  • Helmut Schreiber (Ed.): Stolberger Burgherren and Burgfrauen 1118–1909. Contributions to the history of Stolberg, Volume 25. Burg Verlag Gastinger 2001, ISBN 3-926830-16-6

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Johann Friedrich Schannat: Eiflia Illustrata
personal data
SURNAME Efferen, Wilhelm von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Teutonic Knight
DATE OF BIRTH 16th Century
PLACE OF BIRTH Stolberg
DATE OF DEATH 17th century